Airway Management II
As a sign of an inadequate airway, an EMT should check for this nosey symptom, most commonly seen in infants and children
What is nasal flaring?
A 65-year-old male with a history of COPD is complaining of a severe shortness of breath. You supply him with 15 LPM of oxygen using this device
What is a nonrebreather mask?
Before applying a nonrebreather mask, an EMT should inflate this item
What is the reservoir bag?
In the event of a vehicular accident, these geometric signs may be used to alert oncoming traffic to the situation
What are reflective triangles?
An injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other body tissue
What is penetrating trauma?
This type of airway can be tolerated by patients with a gag reflex
What is Nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)?
The oxygen flow rate for a nasal cannula should not exceed this many liters per minute, to avoid drying out the nasal mucous membranes
What is six (6) liters per minute?
While not strictly necessary, use of this type of oxygen can improve patient comfort, particularly on long rides
What is humidified oxygen?
An unusual lack of activity at the scene may signal this against the EMT.
What is impending violence?
This type of trauma occurs when an object strikes the body but does not penetrate the body tissues
What is blunt force trauma?
Airway suctioning should be limited to no more than 10 seconds to limit the risk of this condition, referring to oxygen deficiency
What is hypoxia?
This type of oxygen flow meter can only be used in the upright position
What is a pressure-compensated flow meter?
A patient displaying increased effort to breathe, cyanosis, clammy skin, altered mental status might be described as experiencing this type of breathing
What is inadequate?
Having a keen awareness that there may be injuries based on your scene size-up...hmm
What is index of suspicion?
A penetrating wound from this type of weapon would be considered a high velocity impact
What is a rifle?
In the event of copious, thick secretions or vomiting, consider removing the rigid tip or catheter and using this tubing instead
What is large bore suction tubing?
An oxygen cylinder is identified by this color
What is green?
While assisting in an intubation, you can push the patients vocal cords into view by pushing on their throat in this direction, affectionately abbreviated BURP
What is (Bringing) Up and to the Right (Position)?
At the scene of a vehicle collision in which there are no apparent hazards, the danger zone should extend 50 feet in all directions. When fuel has been spilled or a vehicle is on fire, the danger zone should be extended this distance
What is one hundred (100) feet?
A vehicle impact striking the passenger side of the vehicle would most likely cause injury to this part of the body
What is the cervical spine?
The ridge at which the trachea branches into the two mainstem bronchi
What is the carina?
This type of mask is used to provide supplemental oxygen to patients with stomas
This is the standard fitting size for a bag-valve mask system
What is 15/22?
This handy manual provides EMTs with information related to hazardous scenes
What is the emergency response guidebook (ERG)?
Medium to High velocity impacts can cause this type of pressure-induced damage, in addition to the damage caused directly from the projectile
What is cavitation?